The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

During yesterday’s walkabout in the Fox Hill community, Acting Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson revealed two new crime fighting strategies. “Effective immediately we have instituted the Anti-Gang and Firearm Tracing and Investigation Unit which will operate out of the Central Detective Unit,” Ferguson said. He added that police recognized that a lot of persons are […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis warned Bahamians to prepare for the potentially catastrophic Hurricane Maria that is expected to hit the same southern islands that the category five Hurricane Irma impacted less than two weeks ago. In a national address last night, Dr. Minnis called for residents to prepare for the storm despite the fact […]

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The country’s murder count climbed up a notch, reaching triple digits, according to The Bahama Journal’s records, when a teen succumbed to his injuries in hospital following a shooting in Fox Hill on Saturday evening. According to police reports, shortly after 6 p.m. a 17-year-old male was walking on Johnson Road, Fox Hill with another […]

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CARICOM Chairman and Grenada Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, during his visit to the capital on the weekend, to assess damage inflicted by the wrath of Hurricane Irma, told the minister of foreign affairs and the minister of labour, that he and his team from the Caribbean Community were in the country to not only […]

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Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest, pursuant to the Tariff Act, has declared an Exigency Order for the tax exemption on goods imported for rebuilding purposes following the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma.   According to a statement issued by the National Emergency Management Agency, the exigency qualifies for the purposes of […]

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Former President of The Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) Idena Burrows died recently.   Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes expressed his condolences to Mrs. Burrows’ family yesterday.   Mrs. Burrows served as both president and vice president of the BCPOU.   “She played a critical role in the fight for women’s rights in […]

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Protesters in Bimini are calling for all further development on that island to cease. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and his delegation met a team of protesters in Bimini on Thursday, who was in no way concerned about hurricane assessments, but about environmental protection.   Leader of the group Save Our Home Bimini Jenny Cook […]

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Former Fox Hill Member of Parliament Senator Fred Mitchell weighed in on the recent teen homicides in the area and called on the Free National Movement (FNM) government to implement or put resources in place to curb shootings that occur in the area.   Through a Whatsapp video the former MP sent a clear message […]

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A man on bail for murder was arrested over the weekend for an illegal handgun that he had in his possession.   Consistent with Commissioner’s Policing Plan for 2017, the Selective Enforcement Team (SET) of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) seized an illegal firearm from a man who is being monitored electronically.   According […]

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Of the many pressing global issues, climate change is one that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) hopes that more emphasis can be placed on, especially in countries where natural disasters occur as a result of change in atmosphere, CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque told reporters during his visit to the country on the weekend, adding […]

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